News Archive - 22 March 2021

Saudi-led coalition hits grains port in Yemen

The United Nations said airstrikes also hit the Houthi-controlled Salif grains port, north of Hodeidah, and two projectiles hit a warehouse and the living quarters of a food production company. “Local authorities and company management stated that six injured workers were transferred to local medical facilities for treatment,” the U.

Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire plan to Yemen

Speaking to reporters on Monday, the  Saudi foreign minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, said the ceasefire proposed to the Houthis is envisioned “for the entire conflict”, including allowing for the main airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to reopen, Aljazeera reported. It would take effect “as soon as the Houthis agree...

Rocket attack on Al-Nusra terrorists black oil market

Local sources in Idlib province in northwestern Syria reported a rocket attack on the country's black oil market, on Monday. As Sputnik reported, following an unidentified rocket attack, a massive fire broke out near the town of Sarmada on the Syrian-Turkish border in northern Idlib province. The rockets targeted the...

Iranian documentary finds way to Copenhagen film fest.

“Eastwood” is to vie at the 'Wave Award' section of the event. The Iranian documentary is the story of an amateur filmmaker who, after seeing a picture of a man like Clint Eastwood in a newspaper, sets out on a journey to find him. A short part of this film...

Iran's facilities inspection should not be bargaining tool

In an interview with the Elpais, the IAEA Director-General considered that there is no possibility of a linear and automatic return to the 2015 agreement and asked that inspections be removed from the negotiation. He called on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States to take immediate steps...

7,357 infected, 80 killed in Iran by COVID-19 in 24 hours

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Monday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,808,422 with the death toll standing at 61,877. According to Lari, 3,861 patients are in critical condition while over 1,549,649 patients have recovered. So...

Chinese FM to visit Iran in few days

As he said, by the invitation of Iranian FM Zarif, his counterpart Wang Yi will be in Tehran on March 26 and 27. Khatibzadeh added: "In addition to talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Chinese Foreign Minister will also meet with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani." He named the...

Iran rejects abduction of Iraqi ship

Hossein Abbasnejad, referring to the news published in some Arab media about the abduction of an Iraqi vessel in Iran, rejected the relevant news. He explained that on March 5, after receiving an emergency message from an unidentified vessel in the vicinity of Saudi waters, a lifeboat was sent to...

Iran underlines reaching lasting stability in Afghanistan

Jean Arnault and Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian hold a phone conversation on Monday. In this conversation, the two sides, while reviewing the various dimensions of the developments in Afghanistan, stressed the need to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people and accelerate the achievement of lasting peace and stability through diplomatic and...

British defence secretary says Britain must honor Iran debt

Ben Wallace told Times Radio it was “absolutely right” that “we should honor that debt”. Speaking about the case, he said: “What we’ve said very clearly is that we comply with the law and the rule of law . . . we should honor that debt and we should find ways to return...

'Nowruz diplomacy' a ground for regional convergence

Diplomacy is the most important arena in international relations to determine the fate of a country's war and peace. For this reason, it is obvious that all countries are using every capacity to promote diplomacy and their position in the international system. Cultural diplomacy is an effective process in which the...

Iran envoy condoles demise of ex-French counterpart

In tweets on Monday, Ghasemi wrote, “The news of the death of Mr. François Nicoullaud was sad and incredible. An enlightened, fair and realistic researcher who knew and was interested in Iranian culture and history. An experienced diplomat, ambassador of #France in #Iran from 2001 to 2005.” “During our...

Withdrawal from JCPOA US inability in holding talks

Sergey Lavrov made the remarks in an interview with Chinese media. "The United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and is now trying to revive it. Not only did it suspend its commitments, but it also barred all other countries from complying with UN Security Council resolutions," he said, "This...